Charts and Tables

Figure 5.3

Percentage of cancer patient deaths occurring in hospital, private home or other places, by jurisdiction — 2013 reporting year

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Data Table

SK: Owing to small numbers, deaths in private homes were combined with Other.

TR: Territories combined.

Provinces and territories vary in how location of death is categorized and the classification of different settings. In Manitoba, for example, many deaths categorized as in-hospital occur in palliative care units or hospital-based hospices.

SK: Owing to small numbers, deaths in private homes were combined with Other.

TR: Territories combined.

Provinces and territories vary in how location of death is categorized and the classification of different settings. In Manitoba, for example, many deaths categorized as in-hospital occur in palliative care units or hospital-based hospices.

Data specifications

Definition: The percentage of cancer patients who died in hospital, private home and other places

Rationale for measurement: Measuring place of death, although a crude measure, addresses one important aspect of end-of-life care and may contribute to better planning and quality of end-of-life care for cancer patients.

Measurement timeframe: Year 2013

Denominator: Number of deaths due to any invasive cancers

Numerator: Number of deaths due to any invasive cancers grouped into 3 locations:

hospital

private home

other places

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

Data availability: All provinces and territories

Stratification: By jurisdiction (territories were combined)

Data source: Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics Death Database

Data retrieval date: October 2017

Variables details: Not applicable

Notes from jurisdictions:

QC: “Hospital” includes residential and long-term care centres.

MB: Designated palliative care units were included in “Hospital.” In other provinces this type of bed may be considered part of long-term care (“Other”).

SK: A very small proportion of deaths were recorded as private home, so that private home and other were combined together.

Methodology notes:

Data were retrieved from Vital Statistics Death Databases.

Data presented include ages 0+, provinces/territories combined

The percentages of place of death were based on random rounded counts using Statistics Canada algorithm.

The definition of hospital varied across provinces. Hospices can be classified as “Other” or “Hospital” depending on province.

“Other” included other specified locality, other health care facility, private home and unknown localities.